Energy reduction and monitoring control system for backwashing media systems

A fluid treatment system, comprising:

• a vessel configured to receive a fluid having one or more constituents via an inlet and configured to separate one or more constituents from the fluid;
• a sensor positioned on or within the vessel, wherein the sensor is configured to obtain a measurement of an operating parameter;
• an outlet coupled to the vessel and configured to receive a reject stream from the vessel, wherein the outlet includes a reject valve coupled to a controller, the reject valve being capable of opening and closing while fluid continues to be received via the inlet, and wherein a memory stores instructions that, when executed by the controller using a processing circuitry, causes the controller to—
• determine a filter parameter based on the measurement;
• compare the filter parameter to a threshold;
• and
• based on the comparison, open or close the reject valve,
• wherein the vessel includes a tube extending along at least a portion of the vessel, wherein the tube is fluidly coupled to a pressurized air source.

A fluid treatment system, comprising:

• a vessel configured to receive a fluid having one or more constituents via an inlet and configured to separate one or more constituents from the fluid;
• a sensor positioned on or within the vessel, wherein the sensor is configured to obtain a measurement of an operating parameter;
• an outlet coupled to the vessel and configured to receive a reject stream from the vessel, wherein the outlet includes a reject valve coupled to a controller, the reject valve being capable of opening and closing while fluid continues to be received via the inlet, and wherein a memory stores instructions that, when executed by the controller using a processing circuitry, causes the controller to—
• determine a filter parameter based on the measurement;
• compare the filter parameter to a threshold;
• and
• based on the comparison, open or close the reject valve,
• wherein the controller is configured to compare a filtrate constituent concentration and a reject constituent concentration and open or close the reject valve based on that comparison.

A method for controlling one or more filtration operations of a fluid treatment system, the method comprising:

• delivering a fluid to a fluid treatment system, wherein the fluid includes one or more constituents,
• wherein the fluid treatment system includes a vessel configured to receive the fluid,
• wherein the vessel comprises a reject outlet configured to receive a reject stream and a tube extending through at least a portion of the vessel and coupled to a pressurized air source;
• obtaining a measurement related to the ongoing filtration operations;
• determining a filter parameter based on the measurement;
• evaluating the filter parameter by comparing the filter parameter to a threshold;
• and
• based on the comparison activating or deactivating the pressurized air source and opening or closing a valve coupled to the reject outlet while continuing to deliver the fluid to the fluid treatment system.